Rasi Dṛṣtis

Presentation by Sat Siri Khalsa

Certified Jaimini Scholar
Vice President, Council of Vedic Astrology

**With deep gratitude to my Jyotish mentor, Pt. Sanjay Rath**

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 Dṛṣti
Dṛṣti is from dṛṣ meaning to see,
notice, examine, care for, or try.
It is related to the word darshan,
meaning to be in the presence of a
conscious being whose mere
glance takes in your entire
existence and uplifts it. It is not
just physical sight but seeing with
the 3rd eye and mind.
 Dṛṣti
Dṛṣti includes learning and understanding,
seeing by divine intuition, deciphering
logically, composing by thinking and feeling
the rhythm emotionally. It includes manifesting,
proving, or demonstrating. It can be only partly
translated by the English words “vision” or
“aspect.”
With mutual drstis, the comprehension and the
creativity extends to both parties. Both parties
are linked in a bond called sambandha.
Four Faced Brahma
 Four faces, three energies

• Brahma the Creator has four faces, and through each of

his four mouths he speaks one of the four Vedas.
• The four kendras and the four cardinal directions each
manifest one of Brahma’s faces.
• The four faces fall into three groups of energy types:
MOVABLE (Chara)--- Ar Cn Li Cp
FIXED (Sthira)--- Ta Le Sc Aq
and DUAL (Dwisvabhava)--- Ge Vi Sg Pi
 Creation’s Kingdoms in the Rasis: 1
• Movable signs (chara rasis) govern the mineral
kingdom, rocks, gemstones, and all inorganic
materials. These materials, although non-living, do
co-evolve with life. New types of minerals appear
often as a result of interaction with living organisms.

Air, sunlight, and weather also are in

the mineral kingdom.

Chara rasis are dhatu,

or mineral---
Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn
Chart of Mining Magnate: note the 5 planets in Chara Rasis

German-South African mining magnate in gold and diamonds who formed

Consolidated Diamond Mines in 1919. He was given his start with backing from
J.P. Morgan to mine with Waters & Goldfield, 1917 and broke through to immense
wealth within two years.
 Meteorologist: 5 planets in chara rasis

Pioneering studies in global warming; leading research on weather

prediction. Lagna lord is exalted Mars in chara rasi.
 Creation’s Kingdoms in the Rasis: 2

Fixed signs (sthira rasis) govern the plant kingdom, mosses,

ferns, conifers, flowering plants, and so on—an amazing
range of diverse forms, with more than 250,000 species.

Sthira rasis are mula, or

plant and vegetable---
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius
 Chart of Organic Chemist: note the 5 planets in Sthira rasis

French researcher. He was Dean of Medical Research at the University of Paris 1866-
1875 and then Professor of Organic Chemistry. Wurtz made valuable contributions to
the theories of the arrangement of atoms in organic compounds. Lagna Lord in
Scorpio—research—and 5 planets in fixed signs.
 Creation’s Kingdoms in the Rasis: 3
• Dual signs (dwisvabhava rasis) govern the animal and
human kingdom. Such living beings are not fixed in
place like plants, but can move. They are drdh-adridh,
with the flexibility to stay or go.

Dwisvabhava rasis are

jiva, or animal and
human---Gemini, Virgo,
Sagittariu, Pisces
Anthropologist: most planets in Dwisvabhava rasi

Famous student of human societies; Lagna, Lagna Lord, 4, 5 and 9 Lords in

dual sign
 Understanding Rasi Dristi

Rasi dristi is a permanent feature of the signs. They are

like buildings facing each other across the streets of the
skies.
Movable signs aspect all fixed signs, except the one
immediately adjacent.
Fixed signs aspect all movable signs, except the one
immediately beside it.
Dual signs aspect only each other.
This behavior is due to the guna, or quality, of the signs.
 Understanding Rasi Dristi

Chara Rasi Dristis are complementary to Sthira Rasi Dristis: plants depend on
weather, and weather responds to the green world. Dhatu and Mula seek each
 Chara and Sthira: opposites attract
• Chara rasis, or cardinal signs, are rajasic. They have
passionate, ambitious qualities springing from action and
restlessness; they push. They are adridh, not fixed. Like
weather, they move and travel anywhere. They are dhatu, of
the mineral and non-organic realm, including the forces of
climate.
• Sthira rasis, or fixed signs, are tamasic. They have a
contracting, withdrawing, in-turning nature which gives a
heavy, sluggish quality. They cling like plants adhering to the
earth. They are mula, of the vegetable world. They are drdha,
stubbornly fixed, and being moved can kill them, like uprooting
a tree.
• As opposites, rajas and tamas have strong attraction for each
other. They need each other as complements, action plus
inertia, push followed by rest.
 Dual Signs Keep to Themselves

• The dual signs have sattvic guna and thus they are
different from the chara-sthira pairs. Sattva has
equilibrium, equipoise, flexibility, and
highmindedness. Dual, or dwisvabhava, signs are
both drdha and adridha, fixed and movable.
• Sattvic signs seek paths of moderation and fairness.
They aspect each other, as in religion “the company
of the holy” are those who keep to themselves far
from the madding crowd. Sattvic signs are
interested in the living beings, people and pets,
populating their world.
 Dwisvabhava drstis

Sattvic signs ruled by Mercury and Jupiter represent the living

beings, people and animals, who are very interested in each
others’ affairs.
 Rasi Dristi Types

• Dual signs do not have mutually visible faces as

do the movable and fixed signs.
• Aries has a “downward” face---west seeking.
Scorpio has an “upward” face---east seeking.
• Signs that CONFRONT each other are called
Sammukh. Signs that SEEK each other are
called Abhimukh.
• For fixed and cardinal, Sammukh is the same as
Abhimukh. For dual signs, Sammukh is
different from Abhimukh.
Understanding Rasi Dristi
Rasi Dristi
Rasi Dristi
 Other Drstis: Badhaka dristi

In addition to Sammukha and Abhimuka

dristis, signs also give and receive
Badhaka dristis.
The badhak signs are places of darkness,
confusion, and obstacles where we have
to grope through the unseen. Because the
lines of sight are not straight, therefore
comprehension is confused. These dristis
delay and block good fortune.
 Parsva Dristis
• Parsva Dristis are the intermediate sight,
sideways at the periphery of vision. These
are not as obscure as the badhaka nor as
clear as the abhimukha dristis. They are
halfway between and so partly supportive.

• They are found by counting 4 signs

forward and backward from the sammukha
rasi.
 The Dristis are caused by Gunas, types of energy

In the 3 Shaktis are the 3 primary energies:

Iccha Shakti: DESIRE These are graha dristis, all
planets have this, this is of living beings not of signs

Kriya Shakti: ACTION Movable tussling with fixed:

this is rajas versus tamas; ambition versus entropy

Gyana Shakti: KNOWLEDGE Dual signs: Me and Jp

want learning Guru sisya, Teacher pupil
 Parshva Rasi Parshva Rasi

Rasi Aspects Abhimukha Sammukha Badhaka reverse 4th direct 4th

Aries Leo, Scor, Aqu Scorpio Scorpio Aquar Leo Aquar

Taurus Can, Lib, Cap Libra Libra Capricorn Cancer Capricorn

Gemini Vir, Sag, Pis Virgo Sagittarius Sagittariu Virgo Pisces

Cancer Scor, Aqu, Tau Aquarius Aquarius Taurus Scorpio Taurus

Leo Lib, Cap, Ari Capricorn Capricorn Aries Libra Aries
Virgo Sag, Pis, Gem Gemini Pisces Pisces Sagittarius Gemini
Libra Aquar, Tau, Leo Taurus Taurus Leo Aquarius Leo
Scorpio Cap, Ari, Can Aries Aries Cancer Capricorn Cancer

Sagittari Pis, Gem, Vir Pisces Gemini Gemini Pisces Virgo

Capricor Tau, Leo, Scor Leo Leo Scorpio Taurus Scorpio
Aquarius Ari, Can, Lib Cancer Cancer Libra Aries Libra
Pisces Gem, Vir, Sag Sagittarius Virgo Virgo Gemini Sagittarius
Sample charts: name the key
rasi dristis